Doctor Who brought a period touch to Llantrisant over the weekend as it filmed for its new series.

Matt Smith, who plays the timelord, and new companion Jenna-Louise Coleman were filming in the town’s Bullring.

If the characters’ costumes and the set were anything to go by, the episode appears to be set in an era when doctors wore bowler hats and aliens wore elegant frilly frocks and bonnets.

Also present was a Sontaran, played by Dan Starkey, dressed as the butler character he played in an episode from series 6 called A Good Man Goes to war, and a Silurian, played by Neve McIntosh in the same earlier episode called Madame Vastra.

BBC Wales is currently shooting the seventh series of the sci-fi hit since it was brought back to life by Russell T Davies.

The episode being shot is rumoured to be the ninth in the series, and is said to be written by Mark Gatiss. Fans website have speculated that the working title is A Crimson Horror.

The episode is not set to be broadcast until next year. The first part of the new series, in which Amy Pond leaves the show, will be on our screens in the autumn in the run up to the Christmas special.

Officially, the BBC has described the new series as follows, and released a trailer.

"This series will see the last days of the Ponds with Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill returning for their final, rollercoaster voyage with the Doctor. Amy and Rory have been at the Doctor’s side for more than two series but what will he do after their heartbreaking departure?

"Series 7 will then see a dramatic turn of events when The Doctor meets a new friend.

"Prepare yourselves for thrills, adventures and dramatic surprises as the show builds towards its enormous, climactic 50th anniversary year. Fourteen big, blockbuster-movie episodes – each a brand new epic adventure featuring new monsters and some familiar foes as you’ve never seen them before."